at an event Jan. 18 in Claremont, N.H. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation after releasing DNA test results in October indicating she had Native American ancestry, a tribe spokeswoman said Friday. “We are encouraged by this dialogue and understanding that being a Cherokee Nation tribal citizen is rooted in centuries of culture and laws not through DNA tests. “… Now Cherokee Nation denies her, ‘DNA test is useless.’ Even they don’t want her. Phony!”The Cherokee Nation condemned Warren for appearing to define ethnicity through a test, while others felt she had caved to the president, who has claimed Warren uses Native American culture to benefit politically. Took a while, but just put it all out there.”Read more:In Iowa, Warren tells a voter why she took that DNA testWarren angers prominent Native Americans with politically fraught DNA test

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2019 21:56 UTC